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Definition of corselet in English: corseletnounˈkɔːs(ə)lɪtˈkɔrslət 1historical A piece of armour covering the trunk. Example sentencesExamples - I lay in the arms of a man dressed in the Macedonian army corselet and tunic I knew so well.
- His upper body was encased in a corselet, and a belt about his waist held a sheathed shortsword.
- Other commanders wore bright cloaks or gold-inlaid corselets to insure their recognition on the battlefield.
- Placed on the bench above each retainer, his crested helmet, his linked corselet and sturdy spear shaft were plainly to be seen…
- Aeneas casts a spear and it pierces his shield and corselet going into his thigh.
2 variant spelling of corselette
Origin Late 15th century: from Old French corslet, diminutive of cors 'body'. Definition of corselet in US English: corseletnounˈkôrslətˈkɔrslət 1historical A piece of armor covering the trunk. Example sentencesExamples - Aeneas casts a spear and it pierces his shield and corselet going into his thigh.
- His upper body was encased in a corselet, and a belt about his waist held a sheathed shortsword.
- Other commanders wore bright cloaks or gold-inlaid corselets to insure their recognition on the battlefield.
- I lay in the arms of a man dressed in the Macedonian army corselet and tunic I knew so well.
- Placed on the bench above each retainer, his crested helmet, his linked corselet and sturdy spear shaft were plainly to be seen…
2 variant spelling of corselette
Origin Late 15th century: from Old French corslet, diminutive of cors ‘body’. |